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Bart Stupak: I wish to engage the sponsor of the legislation in a colloquy concerning election-related advertising that is permitted…

On the recordFebruary 13, 2002
I wish to engage the sponsor of the legislation in a colloquy concerning election-related advertising that is permitted by the Shays-Meehan substitute. Would the gentleman from Massachusetts please respond to the following question: Does the Shays-Meehan substitute allow political action committees of labor unions and nonprofit organizations, such as the Sierra Club or the National Rifle Association, to pay for broadcast ads that name a candidate for Federal office during the last 60 days of an election cycle?
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Bart Stupak

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Questioning the provisions of the Shays-Meehan substitute regarding election-related advertising.

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